Method and system for optimizing optical flow for images based on residual field and displacement field

ABSTRACT

A method and system for optimizing optical flow for images based on a residual field and a displacement field are provided. The method includes: obtaining reference images; estimating an initial optical flow field from the reference images by using an optical flow estimation method; obtaining an optical flow optimization model, where the optical flow optimization model includes an image encoder, an optical flow encoder, a first decoder, and a sub-decoder; inputting any image of the reference images and the initial optical flow field into the optical flow optimization model to output the residual field and the displacement field; superimposing the initial optical flow field and the residual field to obtain a preliminarily optimized optical flow field; and resampling the preliminarily optimized optical flow field by using the displacement field to obtain an optimized optical flow field.

CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION(S)

This patent application claims the benefit and priority of ChinesePatent Application No. 202110022829.1 filed on Jan. 8, 2021, thedisclosure of which is incorporated by reference herein in its entiretyas part of the present application.

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present disclosure relates to a field of optical flow calculationfor an image sequence, and in particular to a method and system foroptimizing optical flow for images based on a residual field and adisplacement field.

BACKGROUND ART

An optical flow refers to a two-dimensional instantaneous velocity of asurface pixel of a moving object or scene on a projection plane. Theoptical flow may provide information about motion parameters of themoving object and the scene in an image, and provide richthree-dimensional structure information. The optical flow is a hot issuein a field such as image processing or computer vision. In recent years,with rapid development of a deep learning theory and technology, aconvolutional neural network model is widely used in research on anoptical flow estimation technology. Due to significant advantages suchas a fast calculation speed and high stability, this technologygradually becomes a hot topic in a research field of occlusiondetection. A research result is widely used in higher-level vision taskssuch as action recognition, human gesture recognition, optical flowestimation, face recognition, target tracking, and three-dimensionalreconstruction.

At present, the optical flow estimation technology based on aconvolutional neural network is the most commonly used in optical flowcalculation technologies for an image sequence. This technology usuallyresults in an excessive smoothing phenomenon in a motion boundary regionof an object, and results in a more serious edge blurring phenomenon forthe image sequence including non-rigid motion and large displacement,which limits application of this technology in various fields.

SUMMARY

An objective of the present disclosure is to provide a method and systemfor optimizing optical flow for images based on a residual field and adisplacement field, to improve accuracy and robustness of optical flowestimation for an image sequence in a motion boundary region.

To achieve the above objective, the present disclosure provides thefollowing solution:

A method for optimizing optical flow for images based on the residualfield and the displacement field includes:

obtaining reference images, the reference images are two adjacent imagesin an image sequence;

estimating an initial optical flow field from the reference images byusing an optical flow estimation method;

obtaining an optical flow optimization model, where the optical flowoptimization model includes an image encoder, an optical flow encoder, afirst decoder, and a sub-decoder;

inputting any image of the reference images and the initial optical flowfield into the optical flow optimization model to output the residualfield and the displacement field;

superimposing the initial optical flow field and the residual field toobtain a preliminarily optimized optical flow field; and

resampling the preliminarily optimized optical flow field by using thedisplacement field to obtain an optimized optical flow field.

In an embodiment, the image encoder includes a plurality ofconvolutional layers, the optical flow encoder includes a plurality ofconvolutional layers, the first decoder includes a plurality ofconvolutional layers, and the sub-decoder includes a first sub-decoderand a second sub-decoder.

In an embodiment, inputting the any image of the reference images andthe initial optical flow field into the optical flow optimization modelto output the residual field and the displacement field may include:

performing down-sampling and layering of feature pyramid on the anyimage of the reference images by using the image encoder to obtain aplurality of image feature maps with different resolutions;

performing down-sampling and layering of feature pyramid on the initialoptical flow field by using the optical flow encoder to obtain aplurality of optical flow field feature maps with different resolutions;

generating a decoded feature map by using the first decoder based on theplurality of image feature maps with different resolutions and theplurality of optical flow field feature maps with different resolutions;

calculating the residual field by using the first sub-decoder based onthe decoded feature map; and

calculating the displacement field by using the second sub-decoder basedon the decoded feature map.

In an embodiment, generating the decoded feature map by using the firstdecoder based on the plurality of image feature maps with differentresolutions and the plurality of optical flow field feature maps withdifferent resolutions specifically may include:

generating the decoded feature map by using a formula X_(d) ¹=D¹concatenate (X_(d) ²+X_(er) ²,X_(ef) ¹,X_(ef) ²,X_(ef) ³))+X_(er) ¹,where the first decoder includes four convolutional layers, D is aconvolution operation of a first convolutional layer, X_(d) ¹ is thedecoded feature map output by the first decoder, concatenate is achannel superposition operation, X_(d) ²=D²(concatenate(X_(d) ³+X_(er)³,X_(ef) ¹,X_(ef) ²,X_(ef) ³)), D² is a convolution operation of asecond convolutional layer,X_(d) ³=D³(concatenate(X_(d) ⁴+X_(ef)¹,X_(ef) ²,X_(ef) ³)), D³ is a convolution operation of a thirdconvolutional layer, X_(d) ⁴=D⁴(X_(ef) ³), D⁴ is a convolution operationof a fourth convolutional layer, X_(er) ¹, X_(er) ² and X_(er) ³ are theplurality of image feature maps with different resolutions output by theimage encoder, and X_(ef) ¹, X_(ef) ² and X_(er) ³ are the plurality ofoptical flow field feature maps with different resolutions output by theoptical flow encoder.

The present disclosure further provides a system for optimizing opticalflow for images based on the residual field and the displacement field,including:

a reference image obtaining module, configured to obtain referenceimages, the reference images are two adjacent images in an imagesequence;

an optical flow estimation module, configured to estimate an initialoptical flow field from the reference images by using an optical flowestimation method;

an optical flow optimization model obtaining module, configured toobtain the optical flow optimization model, where the optical flowoptimization model includes an image encoder, an optical flow encoder, afirst decoder, and a sub-decoder;

a residual field and displacement field calculation module, configuredto input any image of the reference images and the initial optical flowfield into the optical flow optimization model to output the residualfield and the displacement field;

a superposition module, configured to superimpose the initial opticalflow field and the residual field to obtain a preliminarily optimizedoptical flow field; and

a resampling module, configured to resample the preliminarily optimizedoptical flow field by using the displacement field to obtain anoptimized optical flow field.

In an embodiment, the image encoder includes a plurality ofconvolutional layers, the optical flow encoder includes a plurality ofconvolutional layers, the first decoder includes a plurality ofconvolutional layers, and the sub-decoder includes a first sub-decoderand a second sub-decoder.

In an embodiment, the residual field and displacement field calculationmodule specifically may include:

an image feature extraction unit, configured to perform down-samplingand layering of feature pyramid on the any image of the reference imagesby using the image encoder to obtain a plurality of image feature mapswith different resolutions;

an optical flow field feature extraction unit, configured to performdown-sampling and layering of feature pyramid on the initial opticalflow field by using the optical flow encoder to obtain a plurality ofoptical flow field feature maps with different resolutions;

a first decoding unit, configured to generate a decoded feature map byusing the first decoder based on the plurality of image feature mapswith different resolutions and the plurality of optical flow fieldfeature maps with different resolutions;

a residual field calculation unit, configured to calculate the residualfield by using the first sub-decoder based on the decoded feature map;and

a displacement field calculation unit, configured to calculate thedisplacement field by using the second sub-decoder based on the decodedfeature map.

In an embodiment, the first decoding unit may include:

a decoding subunit, configured to generate the decoded feature map byusing a formula X_(d) ¹=D¹(concatenate (X_(d) ²+X_(er) ²,X_(ef) ¹,X_(ef)²,X_(ef) ³)), +X_(er) ¹, where the first decoder includes fourconvolutional layers, D¹ is a convolution operation of a firstconvolutional layer, X_(d) ¹ is the decoded feature map output by thefirst decoder, concatenate is a channel superposition operation, X_(d)²=D²(concatenate(X_(d) ³+X_(er) ³,X_(ef) ¹,X_(ef) ²,X_(ef) ³)), D² is aconvolution operation of a second convolutional layer, X_(d)³=D³,(concatenate(X_(d) ⁴+X_(ef) ¹,X_(ef) ²,X_(ef) ³)) D³ is aconvolution operation of a third convolutional layer, X_(d) ⁴=D⁴ (X_(ef)³) D⁴ is a convolution operation of a fourth convolutional layer, X_(er)¹, X_(er) ² and X_(er) ³ are the plurality of image feature maps withdifferent resolutions output by the image encoder, and X_(er) ^(f),X_(ef) ² and X_(er) ³ are the plurality of optical flow field featuremaps with different resolutions output by the optical flow encoder.

According to specific embodiments provided in the present disclosure,the present disclosure has the following technical effects:

According to the present disclosure, the residual field and thedisplacement field are used to optimize the optical flow estimation of amotion boundary region. An optimization based on the residual field mayachieve better calculation accuracy for the image sequence includingnon-rigid motion and large displacement, and further optimization basedon the displacement field may significantly improve accuracy of anoptical flow field at a motion boundary of an object in the image.

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In order to illustrate the embodiments of the present disclosure or thetechnical solutions of the conventional art more clearly, theaccompanying drawing used in the embodiments will be briefly describedbelow. Apparently, the accompanying drawings described below show merelysome embodiments of the present disclosure. For those of ordinary skillin the art, other drawings can be obtained according to the accompanyingdrawings without creative efforts.

FIG. 1 is a schematic flow chart of a method for optimizing optical flowfor images based on a residual field and a displacement field accordingto the present disclosure;

FIG. 2 is an example of a reference image according to the presentdisclosure;

FIG. 3 is an initial optical flow field according to the presentdisclosure;

FIG. 4 is an overall diagram of an optical flow optimization modelaccording to the present disclosure;

FIG. 5 is an optical flow field optimized by the optical flowoptimization model according to the present disclosure; and

FIG. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of a system for optimizingoptical flow for images based on the residual field and the displacementfield according to the present disclosure.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present disclosurewill be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with theaccompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present disclosure.Apparently, the described embodiments are merely a part of theembodiments of the present disclosure, rather than all of theembodiments. All other embodiments obtained by the ordinary skilled inthe art based on the embodiments of the present disclosure withoutcreative efforts shall fall within the scope of protection of thepresent disclosure.

To make the above objectives, features and advantages of the presentdisclosure clearer and more comprehensible, the present disclosure isdescribed in further detail below in conjunction with the accompanyingdrawings and specific implementations.

FIG. 1 is a schematic flow chart of a method for optimizing optical flowfor images based on a residual field and a displacement field accordingto the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 1, the method for optimizingthe optical flow for images based on the residual field and thedisplacement field according to the present disclosure includes steps100-600.

In step 100, reference images are obtained. The reference images are twoadjacent images in an image sequence, and the two adjacent imagesinclude first image and a second image. For example, as shown in FIG. 2,FIG. 2 is the first image in an image sequence ambush5.

In step 200, an initial optical flow field is estimated from thereference images by using an optical flow estimation method. Aconventional optical flow estimation method is used to estimate anoptical flow for the reference images to obtain an estimation result asthe initial optical flow field. Based on the first image in thereference images as shown in FIG. 2, the initial optical flow fieldobtained after the optical flow estimation on the first image and thesecond image is shown in FIG. 3.

In step 300, an optical flow optimization model is obtained. As shown inFIG. 4, the optical flow optimization model of the present disclosuremay include an image encoder, an optical flow encoder, a first decoder,and a sub-decoder. The image encoder E_(r) may include three 3×3convolutional layers E_(r) ¹, E_(r) ² and E_(r) ³, and is used toperform down-sampling and layering of feature pyramid on any image ofthe reference images to obtain three image feature maps X_(er) ¹, X_(er)² and X_(er) ³ with different resolutions. A calculation manner is asfollows:

$\begin{matrix}\{ \begin{matrix}{X_{er}^{1} = {E_{r}^{1}(I)}} \\{X_{er}^{2} = {E_{r}^{2}( X_{er}^{1} )}} \\{X_{er}^{3} = {E_{r}^{3}( X_{er}^{2} )}}\end{matrix}  & (1)\end{matrix}$

Where, E_(r) ¹(I) (is a convolution operation performed by a firstconvolutional layer E_(r) ¹ of the image encoder on any image I of thereference images, to obtain the image feature map X_(er) ¹ output by thefirst convolutional layer; E_(r) ²(X_(er) ¹) is a convolution operationperformed by a second convolutional layer E_(r) ² of the image encoderon the image feature map X_(er) ¹, to obtain the image feature mapX_(er) ² output by the second convolutional layer; and E_(r) ³(X_(er) ²)is a convolution operation performed by a third convolutional layerE_(r) ³ of the image encoder on the image feature map X_(er) ², toobtain the image feature map X_(er) ³ output by the third convolutionallayer.

The optical flow encoder E_(f) may include three 3×3 convolutionallayers E_(f) ¹, E_(f) ² and E_(f) ³, and is used to performdown-sampling and layering of feature pyramid on a selected initialoptical flow field to obtain three optical flow feature maps X_(ef) ¹,X_(ef) ² and X_(ef) ³ with different resolutions. A calculation manneris as follows:

$\begin{matrix}\{ \begin{matrix}{X_{ef}^{1} = {E_{f}^{1}( F_{init} )}} \\{X_{ef}^{2} = {E_{f}^{2}( X_{ef}^{1} )}} \\{X_{ef}^{3} = {E_{f}^{3}( X_{ef}^{2} )}}\end{matrix}  & (2)\end{matrix}$

Where, E_(f) ¹(F_(init)) is a convolution operation performed by a firstconvolutional layer E_(f) ¹ of the optical flow encoder on the initialoptical flow field F_(init), to obtain the optical flow feature mapX_(ef) ¹; E_(f) ²(X_(ef) ¹) is a convolution operation performed by asecond convolutional layer E_(f) ² of the optical flow encoder on theoptical flow feature map X_(ef) ¹, to obtain the optical flow featuremap X_(ef) ²; and E_(f) ³(X_(ef) ²) is a convolution operation performedby a third convolutional layer E_(f) ³ of the optical flow encoder onthe optical flow feature map X_(ef) ², to obtain the optical flowfeature map X_(ef) ³.

The first decoder may include four 3×3 convolutional layers D¹, D², D³and D⁴ The first decoder receives the feature maps X_(er) ¹, X_(er) ²and X_(er) ³ output by the image encoder and the feature maps X_(ef) ¹,X_(ef) ² and X_(ef) ³ output by the optical flow encoder to obtain adecoded feature map X_(d) ¹. A calculation manner is as follows:

$\begin{matrix}\{ \begin{matrix}{X_{d}^{4} = {D^{4}( X_{ef}^{3} )}} \\{X_{d}^{3} = {D^{3}( {{concatenate}( {X_{d}^{4},X_{ef}^{1},X_{ef}^{2},X_{ef}^{3}} )} )}} \\{X_{d}^{2} = {D^{2}( {{concatenate}( {{X_{d}^{3} + X_{er}^{3}},X_{ef}^{1},X_{ef}^{2},X_{ef}^{3}} )} )}} \\{X_{d}^{1} = {{D^{1}( {{concatenate}( {{X_{d}^{2} + X_{er}^{2}},X_{ef}^{1},X_{ef}^{2},X_{ef}^{3}} )} )} + X_{er}^{1}}}\end{matrix}  & (3)\end{matrix}$

Where, D⁴(X_(ef) ³) is a convolution operation performed by a fourthconvolutional layer of the first decoder on the optical flow feature mapX_(ef) ³, to obtain a feature map X_(d) ⁴; D³ (concatenate(X_(d)⁴+X_(ef) ¹,X_(ef) ²,X_(ef) ³)) is a convolution operation performed by athird convolutional layer of the first decoder on the feature map X_(d)⁴ and the optical flow feature maps, to obtain a feature map X_(d) ³;concatenate is a channel superposition operation; D² (concatenate (X_(d)³+X_(er) ³,X_(ef) ¹,X_(ef) ²,X_(ef) ³)) is a convolution operationperformed by a second convolutional layer of the first decoder on thefeature map X_(d) ³, the optical flow feature maps and the image featuremap, to obtain a feature map X_(d) ²; and D¹(concatenate (X_(d) ²+X_(er)²,X_(ef) ¹,X_(ef) ³)) is a convolution operation performed by a firstconvolutional layer of the first decoder on the feature map X_(d) ², theoptical flow feature maps and the image feature map to obtain aconvolution result, and the obtained convolution result is superimposedon the image feature map X_(er) ¹ to obtain the feature map X_(d) ¹,that is, the decoded feature map output by the first decoder.

In step 400, any image of the reference images and the initial opticalflow field are input into the optical flow optimization model to outputthe residual field and the displacement field. Any image of thereference images and the initial optical flow field are input into theoptical flow optimization model, and as shown in FIG. 4, any image ofthe reference images and the initial optical flow field sequentiallypass through the image encoder, the optical flow encoder and the firstdecoder to output the decoded feature map. The sub-decoder of thepresent disclosure may include a first sub-decoder and a secondsub-decoder, and both the first sub-decoder and the second sub-decoderare 3×3 convolutional layers. The first sub-decoder is used to calculatethe residual field, and the second sub-decoder is used to calculate thedisplacement field. A formula is as follows:

$\begin{matrix}\{ \begin{matrix}{f_{res} = {D_{res}( x_{d}^{1} )}} \\{f_{dis} = {D_{dis}( x_{d}^{1} )}}\end{matrix}  & (4)\end{matrix}$

Where, D_(res)(X_(d) ¹) is a convolution operation performed by thefirst sub-decoder on the decoded feature map X_(d) ¹, to obtain theresidual field ƒ_(res); and D_(dis)(X_(d) ¹) is a convolution operationperformed by the second sub-decoder on the decoded feature map X_(d) ¹,to obtain the displacement field ƒ_(dis).

In step 500, the initial optical flow field and the residual field aresuperimposed to obtain a preliminarily optimized optical flow field. Aformula is as follows:

∀p∈I,F _(init+res)(p)=F _(init)(p)+ƒ_(res)(p)  (5)

Where, P is a coordinate position of a pixel in any image I of thereference images, F_(init)(p) is an optical flow value at a coordinatepoint P in the optical flow field, ƒ_(res)(p) is an initial residual atthe coordinate point P in an image coordinate system, andF_(init+res)(p) is a result by superimposing an initial optical flowvalue and a residual at the coordinate point P, that is, a preliminarilyoptimized optical flow value at the coordinate point P.

In step 600, the preliminarily optimized optical flow field is resampledby using the displacement field to obtain an optimized optical flowfield. A formula is as follows:

∀p∈I,ƒ _(refined)(p)=F _(init+res)(p+ƒ _(dis)(p))  (6)

Where, ƒ_(refined)(P) is the optimized optical flow field obtained afterthe optical flow field is resampled according to a required pixelcoordinate position P+ƒ_(dis)(p). The optimized optical flow field isshown in FIG. 5.

The following example illustrates a resampling process. Assuming thatthe optical flow at a coordinate point p=(10,5) before resampling in anoptical flow field ƒ_(old) is ƒ_(old)(p)=(3,2), and the displacementfield of this coordinate point is ƒ_(dis)(p)=(2,−1) a value of anoptical flow ƒ_(new)(p) at the coordinate point p=(10,5) of an opticalflow field ƒ_(new) is calculated from an optical flow

f_(old)(p + f_(dis)(p)) = f_(old)((10, 5) + (2, −1)) = f_(old)(12, 4)

at a coordinate point p+ƒ_(dis)(p)=(10+2,5−1)=(12,4) A calculationmanner is:

ƒ_(new)(p)=ƒ_(old)(p+ƒ _(dis)(p))=ƒ_(old)(12,4).

The present disclosure also provides a system for optimizing the opticalflow for the images based on the residual field and the displacementfield. FIG. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of the system foroptimizing the optical flow for the images based on the residual fieldand the displacement field according to the present disclosure. As shownin FIG. 6, the system for optimizing the optical flow for the imagesbased on the residual field and the displacement field according to thepresent disclosure includes a reference image obtaining module 601, anoptical flow estimation module 602, an optical flow optimization modelobtaining module 603, a residual field and displacement fieldcalculation module 604, a superposition module 605 and a resamplingmodule 606.

The reference image obtaining module 601 is configured to obtainreference images, the reference images are two adjacent images in animage sequence.

The optical flow estimation module 602 is configured to estimate aninitial optical flow field from the reference images by using an opticalflow estimation method.

The optical flow optimization model obtaining module 603 is configuredto obtain the optical flow optimization model, where the optical flowoptimization model includes an image encoder, an optical flow encoder, afirst decoder, and a sub-decoder.

The residual field and displacement field calculation module 604 isconfigured to input any image of the reference images and the initialoptical flow field into the optical flow optimization model to outputthe residual field and the displacement field.

The superposition module 605 is configured to superimpose the initialoptical flow field and the residual field to obtain a preliminarilyoptimized optical flow field.

The resampling module 606 is configured to resample the preliminarilyoptimized optical flow field by using the displacement field to obtainan optimized optical flow field.

As a specific embodiment, in the system for optimizing the optical flowfor the images based on the residual field and the displacement fieldaccording to the present disclosure, the image encoder includes aplurality of convolutional layers, the optical flow encoder includes aplurality of convolutional layers, the first decoder includes aplurality of convolutional layers, and the sub-decoder includes a firstsub-decoder and a second sub-decoder.

As a specific embodiment, in the system for optimizing the optical flowfor the images based on the residual field and the displacement fieldaccording to the present disclosure, the residual field and displacementfield calculation module 604 may include an image feature extractionunit, an optical flow field feature extraction unit, a first decodingunit, a residual field calculation unit, and a displacement fieldcalculation unit.

The image feature extraction unit is configured to perform down-samplingand layering of feature pyramid on the any image of the reference imagesby using the image encoder to obtain a plurality of image feature mapswith different resolutions.

The optical flow field feature extraction unit is configured to performdown-sampling and layering of feature pyramid on the initial opticalflow field by using the optical flow encoder to obtain a plurality ofoptical flow field feature maps with different resolutions.

The first decoding unit is configured to generate a decoded feature mapby using the first decoder based on the plurality of image feature mapswith different resolutions and the plurality of optical flow fieldfeature maps with different resolutions.

The residual field calculation unit is configured to calculate theresidual field by using the first sub-decoder based on the decodedfeature map.

The displacement field calculation unit is configured to calculate thedisplacement field by using the second sub-decoder based on the decodedfeature map.

As a specific embodiment, in the system for optimizing the optical flowfor the images based on the residual field and the displacement fieldaccording to the present disclosure, the first decoding unit may includea decoding subunit.

The decoding subunit is configured to generate the decoded feature mapby using a formula X_(d) ¹=D¹(concatenate(X_(d) ²+X_(er) ²,X_(ef)¹,X_(ef) ²,X_(ef) ³))+X_(er) ¹d, where the first decoder includes fourconvolutional layers, D¹ is a convolution operation of a firstconvolutional layer, X_(d) ¹ is the decoded feature map output by thefirst decoder, concatenate is a channel superposition operation; X_(d)²=D²(concatenate(X_(d) ³+X_(er) ³,X_(ef) ¹,X_(ef) ²,X_(ef) ³)), and D²is a convolution operation of a second convolutional layer; X_(d)³=D³(concatenate(X_(d) ⁴+X_(ef) ¹,X_(ef) ²,X_(ef) ³)) and D³ is aconvolution operation of a third convolutional layer; X_(d) ⁴=D⁴(X_(ef)³), and D⁴ is a convolution operation of a fourth convolutional layer,X_(er) ¹, X_(er) ² and X_(er) ³ are the plurality of image feature mapswith different resolutions output by the image encoder, and X_(ef) ¹,X_(ef) ² and X_(ef) ³ are the plurality of optical flow field featuremaps with different resolutions output by the optical flow encoder.

Various embodiments of the present specification are described in aprogressive manner, each embodiment focuses on the difference from otherembodiments, and the same and similar parts between the variousembodiments may refer to with each other. For the system disclosed inthe embodiments, since the system corresponds to the method disclosed inthe embodiments, the description is relatively simple, and reference canbe made to the method description.

In this specification, several specific examples are used forillustration of the principles and implementations of the presentdisclosure. The descriptions of the foregoing embodiments are used tohelp understand the method of the present disclosure and the core ideasthereof. In addition, for those of ordinary skill in the art, there willbe changes in the specific implementations and the scope of applicationin accordance with the ideas of the present disclosure. In conclusion,the content of this specification shall not be construed as a limitationto the present disclosure.

What is claimed is:
 1. A method for optimizing optical flow for imagesbased on a residual field and a displacement field, comprising:obtaining reference images, the reference images are two adjacent imagesin an image sequence; estimating an initial optical flow field from thereference images by using an optical flow estimation method; obtainingan optical flow optimization model, wherein the optical flowoptimization model comprises an image encoder, an optical flow encoder,a first decoder, and a sub-decoder; inputting any image of the referenceimages and the initial optical flow field into the optical flowoptimization model to output the residual field and the displacementfield; superimposing the initial optical flow field and the residualfield to obtain a preliminarily optimized optical flow field; andresampling the preliminarily optimized optical flow field by using thedisplacement field to obtain an optimized optical flow field.
 2. Themethod for optimizing the optical flow for the images based on theresidual field and the displacement field according to claim 1, whereinthe image encoder comprises a plurality of convolutional layers, theoptical flow encoder comprises a plurality of convolutional layers, thefirst decoder comprises a plurality of convolutional layers, and thesub-decoder comprises a first sub-decoder and a second sub-decoder. 3.The method for optimizing the optical flow for the images based on theresidual field and the displacement field according to claim 2, whereininputting the any image of the reference images and the initial opticalflow field into the optical flow optimization model to output theresidual field and the displacement field comprises: performingdown-sampling and layering of feature pyramid on the any image of thereference images by using the image encoder to obtain a plurality ofimage feature maps with different resolutions; performing down-samplingand layering of feature pyramid on the initial optical flow field byusing the optical flow encoder to obtain a plurality of optical flowfield feature maps with different resolutions; generating a decodedfeature map by using the first decoder based on the plurality of imagefeature maps with different resolutions and the plurality of opticalflow field feature maps with different resolutions; calculating theresidual field by using the first sub-decoder based on the decodedfeature map; and calculating the displacement field by using the secondsub-decoder based on the decoded feature map.
 4. The method foroptimizing the optical flow for the images based on the residual fieldand the displacement field according to claim 3, wherein generating thedecoded feature map by using the first decoder based on the plurality ofimage feature maps with different resolutions and the plurality ofoptical flow field feature maps with different resolutions comprises:generating the decoded feature map by using a formula X_(d)¹=D¹(concatenate(X_(d) ²+X_(er) ²,X_(ef) ¹,X_(ef) ²,X_(ef) ³))+X_(er) ¹,wherein the first decoder comprises four convolutional layers, D¹ is aconvolution operation of a first convolutional layer, X_(d) ¹ is thedecoded feature map output by the first decoder, concatenate is achannel superposition operation, X_(d) ²=D²((concatenate(X_(d) ³+X_(er)³,X_(ef) ¹,X_(ef) ²,X_(ef) ³)), D² is a convolution operation of asecond convolutional layer, X_(d) ³=D³(concatenate(X_(d) ⁴+X_(ef)¹,X_(ef) ²,X_(ef) ³)), D³ is a convolution operation of a thirdconvolutional layer, X_(d) ⁴=D⁴(X_(ef) ³), D⁴ is a convolution operationof a fourth convolutional layer, X_(er) ¹, X_(er) ² and X_(er) ³ are theplurality of image feature maps with different resolutions output by theimage encoder, and X_(ef) ¹, X_(ef) ³, and X_(ef) ³ are the plurality ofoptical flow field feature maps with different resolutions output by theoptical flow encoder.
 5. A system for optimizing optical flow for imagesbased on a residual field and a displacement field, comprising: areference image obtaining module, configured to obtain reference images,the reference images are two adjacent images in an image sequence; anoptical flow estimation module, configured to estimate an initialoptical flow field from the reference images by using an optical flowestimation method; an optical flow optimization model obtaining module,configured to obtain the optical flow optimization model, wherein theoptical flow optimization model comprises an image encoder, an opticalflow encoder, a first decoder, and a sub-decoder; a residual field anddisplacement field calculation module, configured to input any image ofthe reference images and the initial optical flow field into the opticalflow optimization model to output the residual field and thedisplacement field; a superposition module, configured to superimposethe initial optical flow field and the residual field to obtain apreliminarily optimized optical flow field; and a resampling module,configured to resample the preliminarily optimized optical flow field byusing the displacement field to obtain an optimized optical flow field.6. The system for optimizing the optical flow for the images based onthe residual field and the displacement field according to claim 5,wherein the image encoder comprises a plurality of convolutional layers,the optical flow encoder comprises a plurality of convolutional layers,the first decoder comprises a plurality of convolutional layers, and thesub-decoder comprises a first sub-decoder and a second sub-decoder. 7.The system for optimizing the optical flow for the images based on theresidual field and the displacement field according to claim 6, whereinthe residual field and displacement field calculation module comprises:an image feature extraction unit, configured to perform down-samplingand layering of feature pyramid on the any image of the reference imagesby using the image encoder to obtain a plurality of image feature mapswith different resolutions; an optical flow field feature extractionunit, configured to perform down-sampling and layering of featurepyramid on the initial optical flow field by using the optical flowencoder to obtain a plurality of optical flow field feature maps withdifferent resolutions; a first decoding unit, configured to generate adecoded feature map by using the first decoder based on the plurality ofimage feature maps with different resolutions and the plurality ofoptical flow field feature maps with different resolutions; a residualfield calculation unit, configured to calculate the residual field byusing the first sub-decoder based on the decoded feature map; and adisplacement field calculation unit, configured to calculate thedisplacement field by using the second sub-decoder based on the decodedfeature map.
 8. The system for optimizing the optical flow for theimages based on the residual field and the displacement field accordingto claim 7, wherein the first decoding unit comprises: a decodingsubunit, configured to generate the decoded feature map by using aformula X_(d) ¹=D¹(concatenate(X_(d) ²+X_(er) ²,X_(ef) ¹,X_(ef) ²,X_(ef)³))+X_(er) ¹, wherein the first decoder comprises four convolutionallayers, D¹ is a convolution operation of a first convolutional layer,X_(d) ¹ is the decoded feature map output by the first decoder,concatenate is a channel superposition operation, X_(d)²=D²(concatenate(X_(d) ³+X_(er) ³,X_(ef) ¹,X_(ef) ²,X_(ef) ³)), D² is aconvolution operation of a second convolutional layer, X_(d)³=D³(concatenate(X_(d) ⁴+X_(ef) ¹,X_(ef) ²,X_(ef) ³)) D³ is aconvolution operation of a third convolutional layer, X_(d) ⁴=D⁴(X_(ef)³), D⁴ is a convolution operation of a fourth convolutional layer,X_(er) ¹, X_(er) ² and X_(er) ³ are the plurality of image feature mapswith different resolutions output by the image encoder, X_(er) ¹, X_(ef)² and X_(ef) ³ are the plurality of optical flow field feature maps withdifferent resolutions output by the optical flow encoder.